Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life. New Living Translation Although the pagan shrines were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful throughout his life. English Standard Version But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true all his days. Berean Standard Bible The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days. King James Bible But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. New King James Version But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days. New American Standard Bible But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days. NASB 1995 But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days. NASB 1977 But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days. Legacy Standard Bible But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was wholly devoted all his days. Amplified Bible But the high places [of pagan worship] were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days. Christian Standard Bible The high places were not taken away from Israel; nevertheless, Asa was wholeheartedly devoted his entire life. Holman Christian Standard Bible The high places were not taken away from Israel; nevertheless, Asa was wholehearted his entire life. American Standard Version But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. Contemporary English Version As long as Asa lived, he was faithful to the LORD, even though he did not destroy the local shrines in Israel. English Revised Version But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. GOD'S WORD® Translation Although the illegal worship sites in Israel were not taken down, Asa remained committed [to the LORD] his entire life. Good News Translation Even though Asa did not destroy all the pagan places of worship in the land, he remained faithful to the LORD all his life. International Standard Version Nevertheless, the high places were not removed from Israel, even though Asa's heart was blameless all of his life. Majority Standard Bible The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days. NET Bible The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD throughout his lifetime. New Heart English Bible But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. Webster's Bible Translation But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. World English Bible But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionyet the high places have not been removed from Israel; only, the heart of Asa has been perfect all his days. Young's Literal Translation yet the high places have not turned aside from Israel; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect all his days. Smith's Literal Translation And the heights were not removed from Israel: but the heart of Asa was complete all his days. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut high places were left in Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. Catholic Public Domain Version But some high places were left in Israel. Even so, the heart of Asa was perfect during all his days. New American Bible The high places did not disappear from Israel, yet Asa’s heart was undivided as long as he lived. New Revised Standard Version But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was true all his days. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut the altars on the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect in the worship of the LORD his God all the days of his life. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they did not remove the altars from Israel, however, the heart of Asa was perfect toward the awe of LORD JEHOVAH his God all the days of his life. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was whole all his days. Brenton Septuagint Translation Nevertheless they removed not the high places: they still existed in Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Asa's Reforms…16King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days. 18And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.… Cross References 1 Kings 15:14 The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days. 2 Chronicles 14:3-5 He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles. / He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. / He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace. 2 Chronicles 20:33 The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers. 1 Kings 22:43 And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 2 Kings 12:3 Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. 2 Kings 14:4 Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. 2 Kings 15:4 Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. 2 Kings 15:35 Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD. 1 Samuel 7:3 Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” 1 Kings 3:2-3 The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built. / And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 1 Kings 11:4 For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. 1 Kings 15:11-14 And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done. / He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. / He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. ... 2 Chronicles 19:3 However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.” 2 Chronicles 29:3-5 In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD. / Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side. / “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity. Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Treasury of Scripture But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. the high places 2 Chronicles 14:3-5 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: … Deuteronomy 12:13,14 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: … 1 Kings 3:2-4 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days… the heart of Asa 2 Chronicles 16:7-12 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand… 1 Kings 11:4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. Jump to Previous Although Asa Asa's Blameless Committed Fully Heart High Israel Life Nevertheless Perfect Places Remove Removed True. Turned WholeJump to Next Although Asa Asa's Blameless Committed Fully Heart High Israel Life Nevertheless Perfect Places Remove Removed True. Turned Whole2 Chronicles 15 1. Asa, with Judah and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah, 12. make a solemn covenant with God 16. He puts down Maachah his grandmother for idolatry 18. He brings dedicated things into the house of God, and enjoys a long peace. The high places In ancient Israel, "high places" were sites of worship often located on elevated ground. These locations were traditionally used for pagan worship, and their presence in Israel indicates a syncretism that persisted despite reforms. The Hebrew term "bamah" refers to these elevated sites. Archaeologically, remnants of such high places have been found, showing altars and other religious artifacts. The persistence of high places suggests a struggle in Israel to fully commit to Yahweh, reflecting the tension between cultural practices and religious purity. were not removed from Israel but Asa's heart was fully committed all his days A similar explanation applies to the apparent contradiction of 2Chronicles 17:6 by 2Chronicles 20:33. Out of Israel.--Not in Kings. The southern kingdom is meant. The heart of Asa was perfect.--Kings adds, with Jehovah. The meaning is, that though he failed to get rid of the high places, Asa himself was always faithful to the lawful worship of the Temple. (Comp. 1Chronicles 28:9.) . . . Verse 17. - The high places were not taken away out of Israel. It is possible, but scarcely tenable, that, by Israel, the northern kingdom may be here intended. But for the apparent discrepancy with those places which say that Asa did take away "the high places" (2 Chronicles 14:3, 5), see notes under them, and §7. 1, pp. 16, 17, of 'Introduction to 1 Chronicles.' "The high places" were hills on which sacrifices were illegitimately offered instead of at the chosen place - at Jerusalem. The heart of Asa was perfect all his days. The words, "with Jehovah," following after the word "perfect" in the parallel (1 Kings 15:17), makes the already plain plainer. The exact meaning is that Asa was consistently free from idolatry to the end.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The high placesוְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת (wə·hab·bā·mō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1116: An elevation were not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no removed סָ֖רוּ (sā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5493: To turn aside from Israel, מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (mî·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc but רַ֧ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless Asa's אָסָ֛א (’ā·sā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 609: Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name heart לְבַב־ (lə·ḇaḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart was הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be fully devoted שָׁלֵ֖ם (šā·lêm) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8003: Complete, safe, at peace all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every his days. יָמָֽיו׃ (yā·māw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Links 2 Chronicles 15:17 NIV2 Chronicles 15:17 NLT 2 Chronicles 15:17 ESV 2 Chronicles 15:17 NASB 2 Chronicles 15:17 KJV 2 Chronicles 15:17 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 15:17 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 15:17 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 15:17 French Bible 2 Chronicles 15:17 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 15:17 But the high places were not taken (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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